Rupture-truss.



A. YOUNG.

RUPTURE TRUSS.

APPLIGATION FILED nu 11, 190s.

Patented 0ct. 6,19o8. E91 f www.

' who-l l. mill. e tl 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER YOUNG, OF LAPORTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM N. RUMELY, 0F LAPORTE, INDIANA,

RUPTURE-TRUBB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

l Applicgtion filed May 11, 1908r Serial No, 482,046.

To all 'whom 'it may; conc/5m.'

'Be it known that l, ALExAxmtn YOUNG, e citizen of the United States, residing in Le porte, in the county of Laporte und Stute of Indiana, have invented e new' and useful. Improvement in Reptilre-'l`ru5ses;, of which thefollo'wing is :i specilieetion,

Thie iiwention relates to the coneli'uattion of rupture pads which :ire pivote-illy Secured to Snpportii'igg belts or saddles, and ith; mitin. object. has been to gire the pad en increased range of' adjustment over prior f :on:-;tructiene.

The nature of the invention is fully set forth below', and also illustrated in the nccompnny'ing drawing` :forming n part of this: Speeilicmtion, and in Such d ,is a perspective o1? the im' 1- longi'liudrml section of the Lachine; devices. Fig, l is 4le eleve tion oit the 'i is on on. the

D n Section on. the ig. i ii set-tien on tion. l?" l pad e.

' re; esente the belt or pad 1s attechefgl position upon the 1n said drewing other devi io winch und by 'whi is: body of the 1.'

pla. mid l' site'. of of the i -'i, l to the belt by bolle 9. The ,-H

the belt and is Flin und smooth, while the is on the ii und iL; orovidud with y. .l rim ih -'.'.n'i:i|.lm in l'orm und forming n. trnnnion upon which the pad may be adjusted or turned :it will, mi hereinnrf'i'er i n md proper, Unit the part which is 'placed iiggnmait the ileso nl? the neer n: shown et'. L. It 'is made oblong', So that when once 3';F-i,g1u1ecl in any thi-.sirecl position on. the

(lesb it Awill einlied itself undV main l -position without tnri'iing. Upon the ii' ille it: 'sprm'ided with il circular recess lil mlayiiefl'to :idrn'ii Lli-'fixnx'inion or rim ll, und l' rm :i bein-ini; lhfnfefoi. rl`lievmcess: if however mmsidernbly larger in diameter than t h-l tl'nnnion, so that when the parte nrc :|1+a.ni`5 lel, The pmi will-be f'zipiihle ol' I`'hillin;I for n limited [lh-:lemen in :my li'rwlion normas the n xih' of lin-v li'nnnion :mil :il--zo be capable of turning ln this: manner l ineke the peil inliwalnblenpon lin zuddle in n ninn-l Jlel pelmilling mieli nl!i'nrstnnenlrfV without rmving, Figure 1 removing the truss from the person. The vtrunnion rim is also made deep enough so as to permit the pad to tiA to en angle from the plaine oi" the belt witliont becoming disenglged. A

ln order upon occasion to malte the pressure of the pad upon the person greater, I smnetiines insert between the belt and the plate :t lillingl pierre or .block of felt 14 or other suitable unitari-uh und secure it by the :flame bolts 9 which Secure the parte of the saddle together.

The strap l5 iis intended 'to prevent the :1nd its front end is supported from the belt by :i book 16 which fits down upon the up er edge tlxereo'f, andits rear end is provi ed with. :t loop 17 loosely encircling the belt und ndiufelnble along the saine. The loop 17 is ettmnhed to the strep by n. buckle 18. The belt preferably Stiffened by a vertical piece 19 of material like that of the belt itself, so it will not bend oir enrol under the stress cirueeiil by the hook '16.

The pad prelerebly attached to the saddle in Sonie manner which permits it to be i. lily removed, but which Will prevent its falling; oli in the ordinary handling of the t; The construction I here adopted for il purpose il particularly at gs. fl and. fl s in cutting slots 20 rV) in the ti'nnnion rim hewn, und inzielftiiip; through-the well of the re es 13 :t pin adapted to paire through laid Slots and lz: f ng' ei'iilieieni' length to remain engaged tl'ierein in the changes of position by the poil, This pin should have :L threaded engagement with the wel] of recess 1.3 through which it posees.

I claim 1* l. The combination with a device whereby the oud supported, of n pad attached vto the :fpporting device by a trn'nnion upon which the paid adjustable in all directions across the axis of the trunnion.

Tht combinzitioxii with u belt or supporting device carrying; u circular rim forming :i t1'lnmion, und :L pad having a recess adapted to eet over said trunnion, said recess being hxrg'enin diameter than. the trunnion, :unl the trnnnion und wall ofthe recess being bolli :idn'pted to receive :1 pin whereby the' |m l and elt may he locked together. i il. 'lhe combination with a belt or supl pori'inggl device mrrying a. circular rim formbelt from slipping u iwurd upon the body,

ing a trunnion, 'and a pad having ,a recess one side of the belt, a holding plate at the 1'0 adapted to set over said trunnion, said recess other side thereof, and bolts passing throu llL being larger in diameter than the trimnion, the plates and belt, and rmitting the 1nsaid trunnion and ad being provided with sel'tlon of filling materialmbetween the belt 5 means for locking tliem together without deand trunnion plate.

stroying theadjustability of the pad. ALEXANDER YOUNG.

4. The combination with the belt andthe VVtneSSeS: recessed pad, of means for supporting the C. E. Goonmcn,

latter,consisting of a trunnioned plate at JOHN S. MARTIN. 

